TGB
They exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.
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Predator Drone
Here is the ifficial description:
"Latin Alliance: Can fly out 2 spaces and attack any land territory with 2 dice, needing 3 or less to hit. Can only be shot down by Air Defense when attacking."
Does this mean that if there is no AD guns in the defending state that a single predator drone could be used to eliminate a deffense of 20 or whatever? Or does it only get to attack a certain number of times?
Since you cannot attack twice you Latins can't clear a territory this way then take it with a single infantry.
Am I understanding the threat of the Predator Drone correctly here?
Friday 7/24/2009 |
Rick
We make war that we may live in peace. -Aristotle
Num Posts: 407 |
Re: Predator Drone
oh sorry. it only gets 1 attack, then flys back
Saturday 7/25/2009 12:49:14 AM |
TGB
They exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.
Num Posts: 334 |
Re: Predator Drone
That makes since.
I was sure excited about making them earlier and scared of seeing a sworm of them near my borders. LOL
Saturday 7/25/2009 03:57:27 AM |
AndrewAAGamer
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Re: Predator Drone
Can the Drone attack ships?
Wednesday 7/28/2010 10:22:51 PM |
TGB
They exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.
Num Posts: 334 |
Re: Predator Drone
Nope. Only land, makes it weak.
Its classification was changed from Fighter to Bomber when the Stealth Tech was set to immunity from AD for fighters. [considered unfair to have a fighter that couldn't be shot down or defneded against - too much like have cruise missile :-)]
Now, a side affect is that it can conduct bombing raides. I think that's fine. As is: if there are 2 AD in a country on average the you will lose clsoe a third of your drones where by default they only destroy on average a single piece - an infantry. So you can expect to make 3 runs. You kill 2 infantry (6 IC) and then lose a 10 IC piece. If you send a sorty of of 6 and only lose 1 then you will probably score maybe 3 (again a 9-10 trade in their favor) With tech upgrades your odds should be able to improve.
Wednesday 7/28/2010 10:30:57 PM |
Bishop
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Re: Predator Drone
Predators look overpower on paper, but they have tended to be truly scary in games that go really long; which doesn't happen often. They are too pricey to be used in numbers in most games. Giving them bomber ability though makes me rethink this somewhat...
The only game that I was really terrified by them was this really good free for all that went so long that everyone in the final 4 or 5 had all tech and a ton of cash. The LA player had hordes of predators...I think I finally killed them either with cruise missiles or nukes.
Thursday 7/29/2010 04:59:37 PM |
PabloNada
Num Posts: 36 |
Re: Predator Drone
hey I was in that game, that was wuggles as LA!
Friday 7/30/2010 07:22:14 PM |
PabloNada
Num Posts: 36 |
Re: Predator Drone
I was USA and TGB was the infamous EU that everybody ganged uup on we he attacked the newbie (me it was my forst game lol) and Bishop you were ME if I remember correctly,
Friday 7/30/2010 07:23:25 PM |
Bishop
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Re: Predator Drone
Yup, I was ME...I thought I'd get wiped-out right away as ME has the potential to get hit by by severeal countries at once in FFA.
Saturday 7/31/2010 04:34:22 AM |
PabloNada
Num Posts: 36 |
Re: Predator Drone
Not only did u not get wiped out right away...you won if memory serves ;)
Saturday 7/31/2010 08:05:24 PM |
TGB
They exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.
Num Posts: 334 |
Re: Predator Drone
Yup, poor little MEF so handicapped and vulnerable - never has a chance of winning :o
Ha!
Saturday 7/31/2010 08:15:06 PM |
PabloNada
Num Posts: 36 |
Re: Predator Drone
lol true, EU was handicapped that game ;)
Saturday 7/31/2010 08:18:09 PM |
